Bren's Italian Meatballs

These baked meatballs are the perfect addition to any tomato sauce.

Ingredients :

• ½ cup fresh bread crumbs
• ½ cup grated pecorino Romano cheese
• 1 large egg
• 2 large cloves garlic, minced
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
• ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 pinch red pepper flakes
• 1 pound lean ground beef

Directions :

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
2. Toss together bread crumbs, Romano cheese, egg, garlic, parsley, black pepper, and red pepper flakes in a bowl; mix in beef gently with your hands until combined. Form mixture into meatballs about 1 1/4-inches in diameter; place on the prepared baking sheet.
3. Bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes; turn meatballs and continue baking until no longer pink in the center, about 5 minutes more. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 160 degrees F (70 degrees C).